CSG invasion on the Darling Downs
The Greens Federal candidates for Maranoa - Grant Newson and Groom - Trevor Smith attended, and Queensland Greens lead Senate candidate Adam Stone spoke at, a rally of land owners threatened by Arrow Energy Coal Seam Gas industry at Nangwee Saturday.
Coal dust impacts must be stopped
The Greens Federal Candidate for Maranoa, Mr Grant Newson would like to see inquiries to be conducted within towns affected by coal trains within his electorate.
Mining the Galilee Basin further evidence of LNP short-sightedness
The Deputy Premier's cavalier rejection of an impeccably referenced new Greenpeace report into the greenhouse impacts of the mega coal mines planned for Central Queensland’s Galilee Basin further illustrates the LNP's inability to plan for the future, say the Queensland Greens.
"These nine mines in Central Queensland will result in nearly double the greenhouse gas emissions that the entire Australian economy generates in a year, yet Mr Seeney has rejected these findings out of hand because he doesn’t like the report’s authors,” said Queensland Greens Senate candidate, Adam Stone.
Qld Environmentalists’ Frack Fact Finding Tour in USA
Prominent Queensland Greens member Libby Connors and her husband, Drew Hutton, President of Lock the Gate Alliance will travel to the United States to help uncover adverse impacts of coal seam gas and shale gas mining.
Say no to binge drilling
SAY NO TO BINGE DRILLING: Why sporting & community groups should say no to gas corporation sponsorship
Communities should oppose “binge drilling” just as they oppose binge drinking, say the Queensland Greens.
No objectivity for Landholders from this Gasfields Commission
The Queensland Greens have expressed disappointment over the appointments to the Gasfields Commission.
Mining and Gas add to Qld’s public debt
News that the government statutory authorities’ debt has been included in the Independent Commission of Audit’s calculations has been welcomed by the Queensland Greens.
‘The public deserves to see how the debt has been calculated and which statutory authorities have the greatest debt,’ state spokesperson Dr Libby Connors said today.
State control of environment approvals bad news for Bimblebox
If the Federal Government’s plan to devolve its environment powers to the States goes ahead as planned next year, Campbell Newman will have the final say over whether LNP major donor Clive Palmer will be permitted to turn Bimblebox Nature Refuge into a coal mine.
Alpha mega-mine highlights need for strong federal laws
The first Galilee Basin coal mega-mine is likely to be approved by the Queensland Government following today’s recommended conditional approval by the Coordinator-General, which is devastating news for the climate and the Great Barrier Reef, said the Greens.